When I installed CentOS, I was careful to install Japanese language support. However, now that CentOS is running, I can't seem to get Japanese language input going. I clicked on the top menu bar to add the "Input Method Switcher", and now there is a little white square on the top panel. If I click on it, gives me the option of using ASCII input, or to "Add or Remove". If I click on "Add or Remove", I get an "Add or Remove Languages" dialoge box, which is empty. There are no languages to add to the list of selections, and nothing in the area marked "Languages shown in menu" either. There are also no options to install languages. I went to Applications | System Settings | Add/Remove Applications to look for language settings, but they weren't there. How do I get my Japanese language input up and running? Dave
I confirmed the problem that you discovered it, too. It seems that a setup isn't reflected certainly. If it is usual, it is supposed to be indicated with "Ja" in the panel. I couldn't solve it though I tried various methods, either. So, another method is proposed to you. Do you try to make the standard language of the system Japanese? Applications | System Settings | Language Then, you choose "Japanese", and log in again. Japanese input and output work normally though all the menus are made Japanese, too. But, a panel doesn't seem to work as to this condition. I noticed. The version of Gnome Inpute Method Switcher is 1.1.3 with Fedora Core 4 which I usually use. That of CentOS 4.1 was 1.1.2. There may somewhat be a bug or a problem in that. Masato Zembutsu> > When I installed CentOS, I was careful to install Japanese language support. > > However, now that CentOS is running, I can't seem to get Japanese > language input going. I clicked on the top menu bar to add the "Input > Method Switcher", and now there is a little white square on the top > panel. If I click on it, gives me the option of using ASCII input, or to > "Add or Remove". > > If I click on "Add or Remove", I get an "Add or Remove Languages" > dialoge box, which is empty. There are no languages to add to the list > of selections, and nothing in the area marked "Languages shown in menu" > either. > There are also no options to install languages. > > I went to Applications | System Settings | Add/Remove Applications to > look for language settings, but they weren't there. > > How do I get my Japanese language input up and running? > > Dave > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos// Masato Zembutsu zem at pocketstudio.jp ICQ#:5-231-046 // Pocketstudio - http://pocketstudio.jp/ TEL#+81-76-476-9137
Hi, Just install CentOS using Japanese, so you can use Japanese on Gnome. It means that when you are installing CentOS, you must choose Japanese language . When you get on your account, click language and choose Japanese as well before typing your user name and password. You just push Ctrl and space at the same time, so you can type Japanese on Firefox, Mozilla, Openoffice and so on. For example, if you want to type "????", you need to type "SAYONARA" on your English keyboard. If you want to use Chinese characters for Japanese language, push space after typing Japanese, so you can choose Chinese characters. Hope that this helps you. Cheers, Joe Dave Gutteridge <dave at tokyocomedy.com> wrote:> >When I installed CentOS, I was careful to install Japanese language support. > >However, now that CentOS is running, I can't seem to get Japanese >language input going. I clicked on the top menu bar to add the "Input >Method Switcher", and now there is a little white square on the top >panel. If I click on it, gives me the option of using ASCII input, or to >"Add or Remove". > >If I click on "Add or Remove", I get an "Add or Remove Languages" >dialoge box, which is empty. There are no languages to add to the list >of selections, and nothing in the area marked "Languages shown in menu" >either. >There are also no options to install languages. > >I went to Applications | System Settings | Add/Remove Applications to >look for language settings, but they weren't there. > >How do I get my Japanese language input up and running? > >Dave >_______________________________________________ >CentOS mailing list >CentOS at centos.org >http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos >__________________________________________________________________ Switch to Netscape Internet Service. As low as $9.95 a month -- Sign up today at http://isp.netscape.com/register Netscape. Just the Net You Need. New! Netscape Toolbar for Internet Explorer Search from anywhere on the Web and block those annoying pop-ups. Download now at http://channels.netscape.com/ns/search/install.jsp